Productive safety prospect in 2026 NFL draft on Jaguars' radar
Oregon State safety Skyler Thomas is on the Jacksonville Jaguars' radar ahead of the 2026 NFL draft.
According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson , the Jaguars met with Thomas recently. As we've discussed, the Jaguars won't be hosting prospects on official pre-draft visits.
Let's take a closer look at what Thomas could bring to the Jaguars.
Jaguars 2026 NFL draft prospect to watch: Oregon State S Skyler Thomas
Thomas has started at safety the last seasons while at Oregon State, with the bulk of his snaps coming in the box. During that two-year span, Thomas has been quite good in coverage, but he was particularly stingy this past season, allowing just nine completions on 25 targets, with an interception and two pass breakups.
He also gave up just 10.7 yards per catch. Thomas was also effective against the run, ranking tied for 17th among all safeties in PFF's run-stop rate metric.
Wilson would note that Thomas has played the fourth-most special teams snaps of any prospect in this year's draft class, totaling 671 over four seasons.
Thomas is the 359th-ranked prospect on the consensus big board .
Skyler Thomas' athletic profile
Skyler Thomas' draft profile
Here is what Pro Football Network had to say about Thomas in their pre-draft scouting report:
"Thomas is long and well-built, with good explosive athleticism and half-field range. He sizes up well in support and is a willing competitor coming downhill, and while he experiences lapses in breakdown timing on occasion, he's shown he can properly wrap up and halt solo runners with his length. Thomas counteracts his vertical limitations with excellent processing ability, route recognition, spatial reasoning, and coverage variability working at different depths. Without elite range or hip fluidity, and with some volatility as a tackle seeker, Thomas' ceiling is slightly capped, but he's an experienced, versatile depth player in the immediate timeline, with mid-level starter potential in split-field schemes."
What is the Jaguars' need at safety in the 2026 NFL draft?
The Jaguars seemed to be positioned well at safety with Eric Murray and Antonio Johnson leading the way, along with 2025 draft picks Caleb Ransaw and Rayuan Lane also on the roster. But depth could be added with Andrew Wingard now in Arizona . As ESPN's Ben Solak noted , the depth of the safety class may be too good to pass up for Jacksonville.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Jaguars met with Oregon State S Skyler Thomas
